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1785 French Pedal harp at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - In the 18th century, ladies of good breeding were expected to master at least one musical instrument.  However, there were limits as to which were thought appropriate for a woman: for example, keyboard instruments and harps like this one were possible, because they allowed a woman to look daintily refined as she played them. Friday Video, Celtic Harp, Harps Music, Museum Of Fine Arts Boston, Crafts Videos, String Instruments, Sound Of Music, Museum Of Fine Arts, Pop Rocks

Semi-cylindrical soundbox composed of seven ribs of maple. Soundboard of spruce (Picea) composed of two laminations with grain of outer surface oriented horizontally and grain of inner surface oriented vertically. Three pairs of soundholes in soundboard, each composed of circular pattern of six smaller holes. Soundboard painted with polychrome flowers, foliage, trophies with musical instruments, and bucolic scene. Pedalbox of maple carved with series of palm leaves. Four feet of iron.

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